Industrialization Unit Test
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1. Which of the following refers to the greatly increased output of machine made goods during the 18th century?
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Industrial Revolution
American Revolution
French Revolution
Technological Revolution
2. Which of the following refers to a system of growing a different crop in a field each year to preserve the fertility of the land
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Enclosure Movement
Crop Rotation
Seed Drill
Breeding Animals
3. Which of the following refers to Robert Bakewell’s idea of allowing only his best sheep to reproduce in order to supply more meat efficiently.
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Enclosure Movement
Crop Rotation
Seed Drill
Breeding Animals
4. Which of the following refers to the experimentation of new agricultural methods and forced small farmers to move to the cities.
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Enclosure Movement
Crop Rotation
Seed Drill
Breeding Animals
5. Which of the following refers to Jethro Tull invention that was a way to plant seeds more efficiently in well-spaced rows and depths to yield more crops.
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Enclosure Movement
Crop Rotation
Seed Drill
Breeding Animals
6. Which of the following factors of production aided England in its move towards industrialization?
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resources such as coal
labor force which was high paid
entrepreneur and capital
all of these
7. All of the following are examples of the significance of the steam engine EXCEPT
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Factories could now be built anywhere, not just along rivers
It converted mineral water into oil gasoline for cheaper fuel
It provided an efficient source of power
It was used to run machinery such as steam boats and railroad locomotives
8. All of the following inventions helped improve the textile industry EXCEPT
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Spinning jenny
Printing press
Cotton gin
Flying shuttle
9. Urbanization can best be described as
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A system of farming and harvesting crops with efficient precision
The movement of jobseekers into the city
A process of quickly and cheaply making steel to manufacture other industrial productions
A process of sterilization to increase the shelf life of liquids such as milk
12. All of the following were economic changes during the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT
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Increased use of agriculture and less machinery
Rapidly growing industries such as textiles
New inventions and the development of factories
Growth of cities and urban areas
13. In what industry did industrialization begin in the United States?
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steel industry
textile industry
automobile industry
railroad industry
14. Which of the following events in United States History led to the spread of industrialization in the United States?
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American Revolution
adoption of the Constitution
great depression
Civil War
15. In which of the following nations did the Industrial Revolution begin?
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Germany
United States
England
France
16. Which of the following slowed down the spread of the Industrial Revolution to continental Europe?
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a lack of resources
a lack of labor
the Napoleonic Wars
a lack of capital
17. Which of the following were characteristics of living conditions in Manchester and other industrialized urban areas?
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no sanitary codes that spread disease
no building codes
a lack of adequate housing, police protection, and education
all of these
18. Which of the following were characteristics of working conditions in Manchester and other industrialized urban areas?
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long hours in dark and dirty factories
injuries due to unsafe machinery
coal dust
all of these
19. Which of the following best describes the meaning of the quote "From this filthy sewer, pure gold?"
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Industrial workers in Manchester had the best working conditions during the Industrial Revolution
Industrial workers in Manchester lived in awful conditions but made large profits for the owners
Industrial workers in Manchester all became millionaires
all of these
20. Industrialization widened the gap between which of the following?
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the Prime Minister and the Parliament
the rich and the poor
England and America
all of these
21. Which of the following was an unintended consequence of the cotton gin?
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cotton made up more than 50% of all U.S. exports in 1850
cotton aided the growth of textile industries in England and the United States
increased cotton production led the American south to expand the institution of slavery
cotton was too hard to use for textiles even with the cotton gin
22. Which of the following men invented the steam engine?
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Henry Ford
James Watt
Thomas Edison
Eli Whitney
23. Which of the following men invented the cotton gin?
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Henry Ford
James Watt
Thomas Edison
Eli Whitney
24. Which of the following men was the father of Capitalism?
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Karl Marx
Adam Smith
Robert Folton
Jethro Tull
25. Which of the following men was the father of Communism?
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Karl Marx
Adam Smith
Robert Folton
Jethro Tull
26. Which of the following is a characteristic of capitalism?
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private ownership
government ownership
economic equality for all
equal sharing of goods and services
27. Which of the following is a characteristic of communism?
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private ownership
laissez-faire
economic equality for all
private ownership of railroads and factories
28. Which of the following book was written by Adam Smith?
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Communist Manifesto
Wealth of Nations
Leviathan
Of Mice and Men
29. Was the creation of many new jobs during the Industrial Revolution a positive or a negative?
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positive
negative
30. Was the spread of coal dust during the Industrial Revolution a positive or a negative?
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positive
negative
*** Not for credit *** For which of the following reasons do we celebrate Thanksgiving?
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signing of the Declaration of Independence
the end of World War II
to honor those who died on 9/11
the Pilgrims surviving their first year in America
the end of the Civil War
the end of the Cold War
the invention of the light bulb
the Moon landing
Choose 2 of the following short response questions. If you run out of time, please make a note in the box and SUBMIT BEFORE THE END OF THE PERIOD.
Compose a well written paragraph answering the following question: Choose ONE of the following inventions: cotton gin, steam engine, textile mill, steam boat, water frame, flying shuttle, McCormick reaper, and railroads. Explain what this invention did and how it made life better for people in the 1800s. Be sure to add any additional facts you learned.
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Compose a well written paragraph answering the following question: Explain how the economic systems of both capitalism and communism are different.
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Compose a well written paragraph answering the following question: Describe a typical day for a worker in the textile Mills of Manchester.
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